John Travolta (Major Vic 'Deak' Deakins), Christian Slater (Captain Riley Hale), Samantha Mathis (Terry Carmichael), Delroy Lindo (Colonel Max Wilkins), Bob Gunton (Pritchett), Frank Whaley (Giles Prentice), Howie Long (Kelly), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Chief Sam Rhodes), Vyto Ruginis (Johnson), Ousaun Elam (Lieutenant Thomas), Shaun Toub (Max), French Stewart (I.R.-Mann), James Macdonald (Park Ranger Baker), Kurtwood Smith (US-Verteidigungsminister Baird), Daniel von Bargen (Air Force General Creely), Raymond Cruz (Air Force-Stabsoffizier beim Briefing), Carmen Argenziano (General Boone), Chris Mulkey (Major Hunt), Jim Palmer (Lieutenant Reed), Casey Biggs (Novacek), Jack Thompson (Vorsitzender), Bruce Holman (Assistent des Vorsitzenden), Vince Deadrick sr. (Jim), Joey Box (Frakes), Jeffrey J. Stephen (Shepherd), Mario Roberts (Carl), Henry Murph (Captain Johnson), Tom Waddell (Captain Wright), Rosemary Schoppman (Wanda), J.N. Roberts (Moss), Jon W. Kishi (Daly), Myke Schwartz (Brandt), Jim Moyle (Assistent im Pentagon), Gary Epper (Miller), Charlie Brewer (McKeller)